Think inside the box. Working in small groups, pupils design a study to answer comparing two data sets. Team members collect data and construct box-and-whisker plots and analyze them to prove or disprove their hypothesis. They develop presentations that include their box plots and thought-provoking questions for the rest of the class about the data.

Concepts

data collection, data analysis, box and whisker plots, central tendency, variance, box plot, quartiles, interquartile range, range, outliers

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups pair up and compare the same variables but use a different sample to collect data
• Lead a discussion on types of data that lend easily to comparisons

Classroom Considerations

• Class members should be familiar with creating box plots from raw data

Pros

• Includes a checklist and scoring guide for the task
• Contains time allotments for each part of the task

Cons

• None

Common Core

MP1 MP3 HSS-ID.A.1 HSS-ID.A.2